Game definitions

1. September 3, 2014

2. Today
1) Icebreaker
2) Fantasy Football: setting line-ups
3) HabitRPG
4) Gameplay experience: Avenger’s Alliance
5) Discussion: Caillois, McGonigal, Rodriguez and
Frasca
6) DEFINE. ALL. THE. GAME.
7) Homework

3. Football

4. Football
If you didn’t ever accept your fantasy football invite, you
need to do that. I took over those teams as a “second”
owner so we could draft, but I’ll drop it when you sign up
so you have full control.
We all need to set lineups. Let me show you how.

8. HabitRPG
Hopefully everyone found the guild.
If not, shouting out again: Dr. Phill’s AoP . JOIN!
Once you’re in the guild, you should have a challenge
called “the Fall.” Accept it. This will map you tasks to
your Habit so you can use it as a checklist for the
semester.
Let me help you locate the challenge.

10. Blogs
Also, your blog requirement starts tonight.
Remember that Wednesdays are posts about
something interesting from class/related to class and
Fridays are responses to the readings.
If you didn’t give me your blog address, I will be needing
it by Friday so I can grade you. 

11. McGonigal
Goal: specific outcome for player
Rules: limitations on how to
achieve goal
Feedback system: tells you how
close you are to goal
Voluntary participation:
you choose to play.

12. Caillois
1. Free: you don’t have to play
2. Separate: basically magic circle
3.Uncertain: you don’t see where
it is going…
4.Unproductive: you don’t make
stuff
5. Governed by rules
6. Make-believe

13. Frasca: the Ludus

17. And so we start to…
…define what a “game” is.
Remember Juul from last class, and think about the
further implications of the “magic circle” from the other
reading for today.
Form groups of 3. Not more. Less is okay. Develop a
specific, focused, definition for a game. You can
reference everything we’ve read so far.

18. Game per Juul

19. And remember…
We also learned about the “magic circle.”

21. Next class…
O.M.G.
R.P.G!

22. Don’t forget…
… to be playing. You have lots of gameplay
experiences.
And to blog.

23. For Friday
There are numerous
Dungeons & Dragons related
readings on the schedule.
Remember to do ‘em! 